Instructional Video12:41
SciShow

8 Terrible Science Takes

12th - Higher Ed
Have you ever seen a science take on the Internet that you're pretty sure is wrong, but you aren't sure how to break it down? Well good news, we are taking care of that for you! Here are just 8 of them, from climate myths to health...
Instructional Video6:25
SciShow Kids

What On Earth is a Platypus? | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Platypuses are so funny, it looks like someone made them up as a joke. But they're real animals! Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn about how amazing platypuses really are! Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation...
Instructional Video6:17
SciShow Kids

Meet the Marsupials! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Squeaks and Jessi have been having fun learning all about Australia. Squeaks wants to know more about marsupials, the special group of animals that lives almost nowhere else. So Jessi introduces him to a special friend: Pinto the...
Instructional Video6:15
SciShow

The Parasite That Makes You King

12th - Higher Ed
Being infected with a parasite is bad, right? So why are wolves in Yellowstone National Park infected with Toxoplasma gondii some of the most successful individuals
Instructional Video12:04
SciShow

Octopuses Have a Favorite Arm

12th - Higher Ed
Most humans might be right-handed, but plenty of other animals have a preferred hand (or whatever they've got instead of hands) too. The more general term is lateralization, and it's found in everything from kangaroos to octopuses.
Instructional Video5:46
SciShow

Why Your Dog Has An Anti-Tick Pill And You Don’t?

12th - Higher Ed
If you've ever given your pet an anti-flea and tick medicine, you may have wondered why there's not a similar drug out there for you. Here's a little dive into the history of these drugs, and why there may someday be a human-grade...
Instructional Video9:22
PBS

How Dogs (Eventually) Became Our Best Friends

12th - Higher Ed
We’re still figuring out the details, but most scientists agree that it took thousands of years of interactions to develop our deep bond with dogs. When did they first become domesticated? Where did this happen? And what did the process...
Instructional Video10:10
SciShow

Why These Animals Eat Sh*t

12th - Higher Ed
Of all the food options in the world, you'd think that feces would be low on anyone's preference list. But for these animals, eating poop can be anything from a delicacy to a health food - and yes, humans are on the list too.
Instructional Video3:11
SciShow

Weird Diagnostics

12th - Higher Ed
Hank goes over some of the more interesting ways that doctors can use to tell what might be wrong with you.
Instructional Video2:58
SciShow

Is Your Dog Bilingual?

12th - Higher Ed
Your dog might seem like a bit of a goof, but they might be capable of more tricks than you think. A new study from researchers in Hungary investigated whether dogs can distinguish between new and familiar languages.
Instructional Video6:17
SciShow

How Dogs Can Smell When You're Stressed

12th - Higher Ed
Did you know that dogs can tell when you're stressed out? But how do they know? Turns out they can smell it! Join Hank for a new episode of SciShow and learn all about it! Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him)
Instructional Video2:54
SciShow

Why Are Puppy Eyes So Irresistible?

12th - Higher Ed
It’s so easy to forgive a dog, especially when they start with those puppy dog eyes. As it turns out, those puppy dog eyes and the effect they have are no accident and the result of centuries of domestication.
Instructional Video3:57
SciShow

DeepDream: Inside Google's 'Daydreaming' Computers

12th - Higher Ed
It may produce creepy images with way too many dogs and eyeballs, but Google’s DeepDream program is actually a valuable window into artificial intelligence.
Instructional Video3:15
SciShow

The Truth About Dog Years (Your Pupper Is Older Than You Think!)

12th - Higher Ed
You might have heard that one year in a dog’s life is equivalent to seven in a human’s. But it turns out that the real ratio is both higher AND lower—depending on your dog’s current age.
Instructional Video2:04
SciShow

Why Do We Stretch in the Morning?

12th - Higher Ed
Humans (and our pets) frequently instinctively stretch as soon as we wake up. But why? What is happening in our bodies when we stretch and yawn to wake ourselves up?
Instructional Video3:27
SciShow

Why Do Corgi Mixes Always Look Like Corgis?

12th - Higher Ed
Humans have had a soft spot for these furry little mutants ever since our friendship with dogs began, but why is it that Corgi mixes often just look like a Corgi that’s wearing a costume?
Instructional Video5:14
SciShow Kids

Blue Whales: The Biggest Animal EVER! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Did you know that the biggest animal that ever lived is still alive today? Let's learn all about what blue whales eat, where they live, and just how big they are, with Jessi and Squeaks!
Instructional Video19:22
SciShow Kids

Cats and Dogs | SciShow Kids Compilation

K - 5th
Anthony and Squeaks are spending the day watching videos all about cats and dogs of all varieties and they’re learning all sorts of interesting things along the way!
Instructional Video20:01
SciShow

5 Things You Were Taught Wrong in Elementary School | Compilation

12th - Higher Ed
When you’re learning about science for the first time, it can be easier to break things down into a simpler form, and you can end up with a few misconceptions about the world. But sometimes this is the first step to understanding that...
Instructional Video4:25
SciShow

Do Animals Appreciate Music?

12th - Higher Ed
Animals might be music lovers, but how can we know? Is the ability to perceive and appreciate music a shared human and animal experience?
Instructional Video13:01
Crash Course

Cats Vs Dogs? Let's make an AI to settle this (LAB)

12th - Higher Ed
Today, in our final lab, Jabril tries to make an AI to settle the question once and for all, "Will a cat or a dog make us happier?" But in building this AI, Jabril will accidentally incorporate the very bias he was trying to avoid. So...
Instructional Video3:15
SciShow

What Do Dogs See When They Watch TV?

12th - Higher Ed
Some dogs just seem to love watching TV. But are they really watching what we see?
Instructional Video7:05
SciShow

There's a Single-Celled Dog

12th - Higher Ed
Is it possible for there to be a dog that is made of one very determined cell?
Instructional Video2:59
SciShow

Why Do Dogs Shake to Dry Off?

12th - Higher Ed
Everyone loves a slow motion video of a dog shaking to dry off, but what is the science behind it?